Six young riders made big strides at the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Championship Show, taking home big titles along the way for jobs well done. We’re so proud of all of our exhibitors—entries were up more than 7.5% overall this year! Meet our 2016 Youth all-around and high-point winners: High-Point Walk-Trot Cara Christensen quickly made […]
The 2016 Youth World Championship Show is on pace to eclipse its 2015 total entries and number of horses—and we’re still in the thick of the event with five days left! The Novice Youth and Youth Walk-Trot divisions are leading the increase surge, with huge gains over their 2015 entry numbers; overall, entries are up […]
Preparation begins months in advance for most AjPHA Youth World Championship Show exhibitors. Contestants can now begin narrowing their practice sessions and perfecting maneuvers for each class with the debut of the2016 Youth World Show Pattern Book. Be sure to stop by the Youth World Show’s free “Ride the Pattern” demonstration, which features live demonstrations […]
The 2016 American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup is being aired live via a free webcast atwww.ywc2016.com. The Youth World Cup is slated for June 23 – July 3 at the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre in Tamworth, New South Wales. The following 13 teams are representing their countries at this year’s Youth World Cup: […]
We’ve got great news for stallion owners: the 2016 Breeders’ Trust stallion subscription deadline has been extended to September 30. If you’ve been on the fence about subscribing your stallion to the Breeders’ Trust—which pays you CASH for points earned by your stallion’s offspring and provides extra incentives for foal owners—now’s a great time to […]
Gather your lucky notepad and get your entries in for the 2016 Youth World Championship Judging Contest, taking place July 2 at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas, and co-hosted by AjPHA and the Appaloosa Horse Club. The contest is open to all Youth members of AjPHA or ApHC, including 4-H […]
The 40th Anniversary of the Silver Dollar Circuit showed a continued uphill swing for this fantastic circuit. Boasting over 11,000 entries their Senior, Amateur, and Select Trail were each nine point classes. Not to mention the huge points put up in the Senior Western Riding, Amateur Horsemanship, Senior Pleasure and all of the Showmanship classes. […]
A new halter futurity has been added to the 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress, October 6-30 in Columbus, Ohio. “We are pleased to announce that through a combined effort of the All American Quarter Horse Congress and the Elite Halter Futurity, we will be offering six weanling halter Futurity classes this year,” said Dr. Scott Myers, OQHA […]
The American Quarter Horse Association has announced the judges for the 2016 Built Ford Tough AQHYA, AQHA Select and Lucas Oil AQHA world championship shows. “The AQHA world championship shows are the most prestigious events in the equine industry, and it is our goal to bring an outstanding roster of judges together to judge these […]
No. 6 seed TCU was able to fight its way all the way into the National Championship meet on Saturday, April 16, but in the end, it was No. 1 seed Auburn that was able to hold on for an 8-7 win for the Tigers’ first National Championship since 2013. With all-SEC finals the first […]
Exhibitors at the Farnam Central AQHA Level 1 Championships saddled up their American Quarter Horses for the opening day of competition at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. The show kicked off at 8 a.m. with Level 1 youth ranch riding in the Jim Norick Arena and Level 1 youth working hunter in the Performance […]
Riders from around the world will converge in Kreuth, Germany, August 27–September 3 to compete for international recognition during the 2016 AjPHA Youth World Games. Participation in the biennial event has more than doubled since 2014; this year’s event will feature 60 Youth competitors from 15 countries. Teams composed of four riders and an […]